Grateful Dead — Bertha bass tabs

This is Bertha. I learned this song off the Dead's album "Grateful Dead". Its a livealbum, therefore the song is live. Unfortunately, there is no studio recording ofBertha. The good news is the recording in the album is about as good as it gets. Istrongly suggest playing along with the recording first and get your bearings strait.Good Luck!

Main Part/ Intro

(NOTE: muting on the first note is optional. Its just a habit I got into when playingthe song.)

I call this part "The root". This part will be played TWO TIMES between other parts. ( It will be played once after the chorus). This part is also played in the beginningwhen Lesh starts off after Jerry and Bill.

Again, you play this part after you've played the root twice. You also play thispart twice. If you listen to the recording, there is a tail into the chorus and itshard for me to explain since I'm new to making TABS.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the only reason I divided the song/ parts into sections is so thatyou can practice certain parts and then move on to the next one. For example, in thechorus, practice the first measure and get it mastered and then move on to thesecond. ALSO: It is also REALLY important that you listen to the song to get anunderstanding to the layout and the sound of the song.

LAYOUT

Intro

Second Part x2

Root x2

Third Part x2

Root x2

Second Part x2

Root x2

Third Part x1

Chorus

Root x1

Second Part x2

Repeat from first Root

Towards the end of the song, they (the Dead) repeat the chorus a few times and thenplay the Root part until the end.